Foreign Film
Foreign Lens: The Raid 2 (2014)
After surviving a bloody fight with powerful gangsters, rookie Jakarta cop Rama (Iko Uwais) thinks he can resume a normal life. However, his exploits during that fateful incident have attracted the at...
We Live 1001: The Phantom Carriage (1921)
On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.
Tribeca 2021 Review: ‘The Perfect David’ and Toxic Masculinity
David is obsessively works on his body to reach the idealized self of a bodybuilder. As David dedicates himself to further developing his physique, his social life begins to call out to him.
‘I Carry You With Me’ Review: A Stirring Romance of Sacrifice and Strength
Joseph Braverman reviews I Carry You With Me, an indie gem when it comes to love stories.
‘New Order’ Review: Violent Class Division With a Guilt Complex
Joseph Braverman reviews New Order, the international drama focused on class division set in a borderline dystopian future.
‘Into the Darkness’ Review: The Powerlessness of Privilege Under Occupation
Joseph Braverman reviews the powerful and personal holocaust drama Into the Darkness, from director Anders Refn.
Sundance 2021 Review: ‘Hive’ Stands in Stony Defiance of the Patriarchy
Fahrije's husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo. She sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her, she f...
‘Atlantis’ Review: A Slog Through Ukraine’s War-Torn Landscape
Joseph Braverman reviews Atlantis, Ukraine's Oscar submission, taking a near-future look at how their society has been ravaged by war.
‘The Night’ Review: Iranian Horror and the Burden of Secrecy
An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends.